Patents by Inventor Hideo Sanai

Hideo Sanai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20100168741
    Abstract: A surgical operation apparatus includes a probe to which ultrasonic vibration is transmitted, and a flat plate-like blade which is formed at a distal end part of the probe, and can simultaneously output ultrasonic vibration and a high-frequency current, wherein the blade includes a contact area reduction part for reducing an area of contact with the living tissue to thereby increase a current density of the high-frequency current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Hideo Sanai, Norikiyo Shibata, Satoshi Honma, Yusuke Tadami
  • Publication number: 20090326569
    Abstract: A surgical system includes a surgical instrument including a conducting section transmitting ultrasound vibration generated by an ultrasound transducer to a distal end portion and transmitting a high-frequency output signal to the distal end portion, an ultrasound drive section outputting an ultrasound drive signal to the ultrasound transducer, a high-frequency output section outputting a high-frequency output signal to the conducting section, a detection section detecting an ultrasound impedance of a surgical site to which ultrasound energy and high-frequency energy are provided from the distal end portion by outputting both signals simultaneously to the surgical instrument, a determination section determining whether the detected ultrasound impedance is in a predetermined range, and a control section performing control to increase a high-frequency output value by a first predetermined amount or decrease the high-frequency output value by a second predetermined amount when the detected ultrasound impedance i
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Kazue TANAKA, Satoshi HONDA, Hideo SANAI
  • Publication number: 20090275863
    Abstract: A handpiece of a surgical treatment apparatus includes a vibrating portion having an axial length being a length corresponding to one wavelength or above of the ultrasonic vibration, the vibrating portion includes a vibration generating portion formed on a proximal-end side of the vibrating portion and having an axial length being a length corresponding to a quarter wavelength of the ultrasonic vibration and an outside diameter, and a vibration transmitting portion formed on a distal-end side of the vibrating portion and having an axial length being a length corresponding to a three-quarter wavelength or above of the ultrasonic vibration, the vibration transmitting portion includes a reduced diameter portion arranged on the proximal-end side of the vibration transmitting portion, and an extending portion arranged on the distal-end side of the vibration transmitting portion and having an outside diameter smaller than the outside diameter of the vibration generating portion, and the operating portion is arrange
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventor: Hideo Sanai
  • Publication number: 20090216257
    Abstract: A surgical treatment apparatus includes a first unit including a first vibration transmission member and a first holding member, a second unit including a second vibration transmission member, a second holding member, and an elastic member provided between the second vibration transmission member and the second holding member, configured to be deformed in accordance with a relative arrangement of the second vibration transmission member and the second holding member with respect to the axial direction to give the second vibration transmission member an elastic force in the axial direction, and an adjustment coupling mechanism to couple the first unit and the second unit with each other, arrange the first vibration transmission member and the second vibration transmission member coaxially to abut the end portion of the first vibration transmission member and the end portion of the second vibration transmission member against each other, and adjust a relative arrangement of the first holding member and the seco
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Hideo SANAI, Kenichi KIMURA, Masashi YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20080243162
    Abstract: A trocar is provided with an inner needle unit including an optical observing device and a puncture-assisting device that is provided on an outer peripheral face of the inner needle unit and assists puncture of the inner needle unit into a body cavity, where the puncture-assisting device includes at least one of an ultrasonic energy applying device and an electric energy applying device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Norikiyo Shibata, Naomi Sekino, Hideo Sanai